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by jtl999 1841 days ago
Talk to me when decent laptops with AMD dedicated and/or APU graphics and >1080p IPS displays exist.
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PossiblyKyle 1841 days ago
Except they already do. Also, AMD announced SmartShift ("shifts power inside your laptop for the optimal performance for a given task") support for Linux a couple of days ago. They're more than usable nowadays.

Probably a popular opinion here, but any display with a higher res than 1440p (1600p if it's a 16:10 display) is a waste on a laptop. I'd rather have a 1080p one over a 4K one, personally.

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jtl999 1840 days ago
> Except they already do. Also, AMD announced SmartShift ("shifts power inside your laptop for the optimal performance for a given task") support for Linux a couple of days ago. They're more than usable nowadays.

Interesting, thanks!

> Probably a popular opinion here, but any display with a higher res than 1440p (1600p if it's a 16:10 display) is a waste on a laptop. I'd rather have a 1080p one over a 4K one, personally.

I don't disagree that 4k is a little nuts on a ~15" laptop LCD, but it seems until recently you're options for decent >1080p displays on laptops for the most part were a) Macbooks (2880x1800 at 15.4"), and b) 4k PC laptops

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CobaltFire 1840 days ago
It misses your >1080p mark, but the DELL G5 SE is a budget workhorse with a remarkably good screen (once calibrated).

Zen 2 6/8 core, RX5600, and uses AMDs shiftable power budget. Dual SSD slots as well.

It’s a plastic fantastic for sure, but at the $800 I paid 6 months ago it’s been a great machine.

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